SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Brauchle Gary J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 350

(Street)
LEAWOOD KS 66211

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tallgrass Energy, LP [ TGE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Shares 06/30/2018 J(1)(2) 13,400(1)(2)(3) A (1)(2) 13,400(3) D
Class A Shares 06/30/2018 J(1)(2) 124,226.41(1)(2) A (1)(2) 145,176.41 I See Footnote(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
TEGP Tracking Units in Tallgrass KC, LLC (5) (5) (5) Class A Shares 2,183,636(5) 2,183,636(7) I See Footnote(6)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reporting Person acquired beneficial ownership of 137,626.41 Class A Shares of the Issuer ("Class A Shares") as consideration in the merger (the "Merger") of Razor Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), with and into Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("TEP"), with TEP surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tallgrass Equity, LLC ("Tallgrass Equity") and its subsidiaries, which was effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Tallgrass Equity, TEP, Merger Sub and Tallgrass MLP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Merger closed on June 29, 2018, with a delayed effective date and time of June 30, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.
2. (Continued from Footnote 1) Central Daylight Time (the "Effective Time"). At the Effective Time, (i) each common unit representing a limited partner interest in TEP held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Merger converted into the right to receive 2.0 Class A Shares (the "Exchange Ratio") and (ii) as further described in the Merger Agreement, each equity participation unit in TEP (a "TEP EPU") held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Merger converted into the right to receive equity participation shares in the Issuer (each, a "Converted EPS") on substantially the same terms as such TEP EPU, but subject to adjustment to take into account the Exchange Ratio. Following the Merger, each such Converted EPS will be settled, when vested, if at all, in Class A Shares.
3. Represents 13,400 unvested Equity Participation Shares in the Issuer ("EPSs") of which the Reporting Person acquired beneficial ownership as a result of the conversion at the Effective Time of the unvested TEP EPUs held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Effective Time, which will vest on January 1, 2020.
4. The Reporting Person indirectly owns the Class A Shares reported herein under trust agreement dated April 10, 2014, for which the Reporting Person serves as Trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
5. Pursuant to the limited liability company agreement of Tallgrass KC, LLC, a private Delaware limited liability company ("Tallgrass KC"), at any time and from time to time, the Reporting Person may exchange his TEGP Tracking Units in Tallgrass KC ("TEGP Tracking Units") for an equivalent number of Class A Shares of the Issuer. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the Class A Shares receivable upon exercise of such exchange right.
6. The Reporting Person indirectly owns the TEGP Tracking Units reported herein under trust agreement dated April 10, 2014, for which the Reporting Person serves as Trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the TEGP Tracking Units reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
7. The TEGP Tracking Units constitute derivative securities as described herein.
Remarks:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Christopher R. Jones, Attorney-in-Fact 07/03/2018
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